Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt

[drevil]

EDIT 3/23/21 – FINAL RESULTS POST: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=210265#post210265
EDIT 3/17/21 – FINAL WEEK POST HERE: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=209861#post209861

I love taking photos, and having a goal usually ups the fun factor, so I’m doing a daily photo scavenger hunt.

Every night, I’ll post something you have to take a picture of the next day (along with the date). I’ll try my best to post before midnight.

It might be an object (a stop sign), a theme (something blue), specific (e.g., a bike laying on the ground), vague (e.g., confusion), a mish-mash of those, or none of those.

Rules:

1. Obvs, you should be a participant in Freezing Saddles ’21
2. It has to be on a bike ride on the day it was requested
3. It has to be posted on the day for which it was requested, i.e., 12:01 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST for the day it was requested. Sorry, I won’t count ones that aren’t posted for the day it was requested. That’s part of the challenge
4. The reason I say “for the day it is requested” is because I might do requests a few days ahead of time, but don’t take and/or post the pic until that day comes.
5. It has to be posted here on the forum in this thread
6. There should be text either in the title or in the post with the date and the found object/theme. Another option is to “Reply With Quote” the post with the request, i.e., simply click that button on the bottom right of my request so it is quoted above your picture
7. Description, short backstory or location are optional (but nice). That said, if your pic is abstract or not obviously relatable to my request, please explain (e.g., I ask for “happiness”, and you post a pic of a tennis ball you found on a ride, please explain how that tennis ball = happiness)
8. It has to be a picture you took, so if you’re in it, it either has to be a selfie or done with a self-timer
9. Only one pic/day. Please don’t pad by adding more than one pic/day
10. It has to be a picture, not a video
11. Let’s stick to things you find out there during your ride, and not things that you bring or make yourself (unless otherwise specified). Example 1: if I say find “2021”, don’t scratch it into dirt. Example 2: if I say find a flower, don’t bring a flower with you on your ride and take a pic of that. This kinda takes the fun out of looking for things, which is the whole point. (Rule added on 1/2/21)
12. Unless specified otherwise, your bike does not have to be in the photo. (Rule amended on 1/4/21)
13. Found item needs to be clear and discernible (or legible if text) in the picture. If you are using Tapatalk and are having trouble posting pics that are large enough, let us know and I/we can try to help you with it. (Rule added on 1/3/21)
14. Filters are OK, but no obvious/blatant photoshopping… not that I know anything about such things

Photoshop? by bikecentric, on Flickr

Scoring: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kgsAzaLIXN-IJMjscyNnQTNvWEp__VzgGBSkJDYrTfs/edit?usp=sharing

1. If you follow all the rules above, it’s 1 point/picture. I’ll like your pic if I have added the point to the tally sheet.
2. If I feel like you haven’t met all the rules, I’ll give you .25 points for the effort (Added on 1/11/21)
3. I’ll keep a tally with your forum name. I may reach out to you via the forum’s messaging, or ask you to reach out to me in a post in this thread.
4. EDIT ON 3/17/21: THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN ANYMORE -> At the end of FS, every like in each of your pic posts = +1 point. I’ll add these up at the end
   So for example, your pic has met all the conditions at the top, and has 3 likes. That will add 4 points (1 for the pic +3 for the likes) to your pot.

Notes:

1. Prizes TBD
2. Contest starts 1/1/21 and goes until the last day of FS ’21
3. Some of these will be hard. Fret not, some will be easy, so skip those days that are too difficult
4. Don’t ever ever ever ever do anything that can put you in danger or will result in hurting yourself. I promise I won’t ask for any pics of you riding on the Beltway
5. I might post pics, but mine don’t count in the contest

EDIT 3/17/21 -SEE FINAL WEEK POST HERE: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=209861#post209861

Topic

[bikesnick]

@drevil 208453 wrote:

2/23/21 – Mosaic (likeness or word)

Even though it was not required, I was disappointed my bicycle was not in the picture. This mosaic, by Stevan and Mila Stanisic, is inside while my bicycle was outside.

Mosaic at Lutheran Church of The Redeemer (McLean, VA)
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[Boomer Cycles]

2/23/21 – National Tile Day Mosaic

I didn’t get out today until after dark, but peeked at this thread first to see how everyone was solving today’s challenge as my creative bent was at a low ebb. And I saw that many had the bright idea of stained glass windows in Churches! Well my hometown in JRZ has as many churches as it does bars, so off I went to visit the Baptists, Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Jewish Synagogue, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, and numerous other denominations of one sort or another, all of which are within eyesight of one another in the downtown area creating a target rich environment to solve today’s challenge! But alas, like many others found out, the lights are off inside the churches’/temple’s inner sanctums so there was no back lighting to be found anywhere to highlight the art mosaic windows. Then I remembered that in my hometown, all of the original street sign posts were made of concrete with embedded tiles indicating the streets’ name.

“The very unique Cranford street signs with the name spelled out in tiles were first installed in 1929. Many of the original sign posts with blue letters on yellow tile remain today throughout town. “

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[Shawnbeast]

2/23 – Mosaic!
I no longer regularly pass near Mosaic District in Merrifield, so I decided to get a picture of a dolphin statue at a local gas station that happens to be covered in a lovely MOSAIC of pebbles.

Also happy that this was literally 10 feet off my normal commute.

Breach!

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[Indiana]

2/23/21 – Mosaic (likeness or word)

I took the same photos as DCAKen and LhasaCM! I also snapped a few of the mosaics at the Franciscan Monastery and wondered if the top of the Basilica at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception would count as a mosaic. But here I’ll feature another one of the mosaic bean benches by local artist Valerie Theberge. Her work is getting a lot of play in this thread!
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A couple years ago my daughter and I attended a workshop with the artist, hosted by Dance Place. We got to use some of her mosaic scrap pieces to decorate a frame around a small mirror–a fun project!

The sign states that the bean benches were funded by a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

[smb9600]

2/23/21 – Mosaic

There’s a lovely Hope quilt in Del Ray!

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[Kbikeva]

@Shawnbeast 208522 wrote:

2/23 – Mosaic!
I no longer regularly pass near Mosaic District in Merrifield, so I decided to get a picture of a dolphin statue at a local gas station that happens to be covered in a lovely MOSAIC of pebbles.

Also happy that this was literally 10 feet off my normal commute.

Breach!

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Shawn, are there any actual mosaics in the mosaic district? I’m headed there tomorrow for a different reason, and would love to see some new mosaics if there area any. Also — where is this dolphin? It’s a rare and wonderful find!

[Shawnbeast]

@Kbikeva 208525 wrote:

Shawn, are there any actual mosaics in the mosaic district? I’m headed there tomorrow for a different reason, and would love to see some new mosaics if there area any. Also — where is this dolphin? It’s a rare and wonderful find!

I’ve biked there several times, but I cannot recall actually seeing any mosaics. No guarantee either way on that one.

The dolphin is one of the decorations at a gas station here in West Springfield. Unfortunately, it’s right on a slip lane so most people miss it.
Cardinal Plaza Shell https://maps.app.goo.gl/bMyQYKNpi9JRY61T9

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[mootsfy]

2/23/21 – Mosaic

[Laurie E.]

@cvcalhoun 208500 wrote:

While heading for a church, I turned onto an unseen patch of ice on the road and the wheels of my bike slid out from under me, causing me to crash. I lost the use of both brakes in the crash–both released, and the wire came out of the anchor bolt on one of them. I can only conclude that churches are hazardous to bicycles.

Hope that you are alright Carol.

[Laurie E.]

@drevil 208453 wrote:

2/23/21 – Mosaic (likeness or word)

On February 23, celebrate National Tile Day by seeking and taking a snapshot of a mosaic – a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass.

The word “mosaic” is also acceptable, but I think it’s safe to say that we the horde prefer the art

Happy hunting!

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(Really cool mosaic photo stolen from Mark Brody’s site.)

Mosaic 2/23/21

These are glass tiles.

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[cvcalhoun]

@Laurie E. 208530 wrote:

Hope that you are alright Carol.

I’m fine, other than a few bruises. I did hit my head. But I figure that since I managed to make yet another vaccine appointment for someone this morning, my mental functioning is unimpaired.

[sszibler]

2/23/21 – Mosaic (likeness or word)

Dang, did it again! I ride late and just forgot to post as soon as I got home.

So, for a place so proud of the name – it’s posted everywhere – I could only find faux mosaics.

[sszibler]

Were you able to fix the brake. Still feeling okay in general?

[cvcalhoun]

@sszibler 208534 wrote:

Were you able to fix the brake. Still feeling okay in general?

Yep. I always carry tools with me. So I fixed the wire back into the anchor bolt, reconnected the brakes, and biked home (avoiding the road where I had crashed). My elbow is a bit sore, but all in all, I’m doing fine.

[CBGanimal]

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram (5 letters or longer)

The word “Hacienda” in Spanish means Tax Authorties…every town has an office.

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